| BIRTHDAY | 15 January,1926 (Friday) |
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| BIRTH PLACE | Goleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra |
| COUNTRY | India |
| AGE (in 1984) | 58 Years Old |
| BIRTH SIGN | Capricorn |
| HEIGHT | in centimeters- 167 cm in meters- 1.67 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5” |
| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 54 kg in Pounds- 119.05 lbs |
| CASTE | Kshatriya |
Short Biography
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav popularly known as K. D. Yadav or simply KD was born on 15-01-1926 in Goleshwar village, Satara, Bombay Presidency, British India (now: Satara, Maharashtra, India). He was an Indian Wrestler who became the first Indian independent athlete to win a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics in 1952.
| Other Name: | Khashaba Jadhav, K. D. Jadhav, KD Jadhav, KD, Pocket Dynamo |
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Honours & Awards
| AWARD NAME | AWARD CATEGORY | RECEIPT YEAR | RECEIPT FIELD |
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| Arjuna Award | National Sports Award | 2000 | Wrestling |
He was awarded the Arjuna Award in 2000.
Health Issues, Illness and Death Info
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav died at the age of 58 in a road accident on 14-08-1984 in Karad, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra, India.
| DEATHDAY | 14 August,1984 (Tuesday) |
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| DEATH PLACE | Karad, Satara, Maharashtra |
| DEATH COUNTRY | India |
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Family, Relatives and Other Relations
| Father | Dadasaheb Jadhav |
| Mother | Putlibai |
| Brothers | Four (Name Not Known) |
| Sister | Not Known |
| Wife | Name Not Known |
| Son | Ranjit Jadhav |
| Daughter | Not Known |
He was born to a homemaker mother Putlibai and a wrestling coach father Dadasaheb Jadhav. He had four elder brothers. He was married and together they had a son named Ranjit Jadhav.
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Shocking / Interesting Facts & Secrets About Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav
- He was born and grew up in the Goleshwar village of Satara district in Maharashtra.
- He studied at Tilak High School in Karad.
- He was actively involved in the Quit India Movement.
- He also played hockey.
- He served in an Indian police department from 1955 to 1982. He joined the police department as a Sub-inspector in 1955 and retired as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) in 1982.
- In 2000, after 16 years of his death, he was honoured with awarded Arjuna Award.
- Google honoured him with a Google Doodle on 15-01-2023 the day of his 97th birth anniversary.
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav Age, Birthday Facts and Birthday Countdown
Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav was 58 years 6 months & 30 days old age.
